California · Family Code
FAM §3421: (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if any of the following are true: (1) This state is the hom
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A state court may make an initial child custody determination if certain conditions are met, including if the state is the child's home state, with exceptions noted in Section 3424.
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